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View Poll Results: What is the most aggressive fish in Alberta?
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Pike
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72.73% |
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Walleye
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2.73% |
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Trout
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11.82% |
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Other
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12.73% |
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10-12-2011, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by horsetrader
How big a bait they will attack
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Okay, I'd like to change my vote to other then. 
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10-12-2011, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by HunterDave
Okay, I'd like to change my vote to other then. |
wild rose?........im think im gonna jump ship too
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10-12-2011, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by chubbdarter
wild rose?........im think im gonna jump ship too
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No, I put one of those giant 800 lb catfish thingys in the Morinville Rez yesterday and I figure that I'm going to fish for it with 20 lb pike. 
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10-12-2011, 11:39 PM
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I voted other for snakeheads. They may not be roaming the waters of Alberta but I know that people have them in tanks and they are way more aggressive then anything else I can think of.
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10-13-2011, 03:50 AM
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Originally Posted by HunterDave
Where do you pick Bass.........under other?
I'm picking trout because pike can be quite lethargic at times. |
I have caught a smallmouth bass just west of cochrane! Pretty much intown
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10-13-2011, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Tezma
I have caught a smallmouth bass just west of cochrane! Pretty much intown
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you will need pics for that
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10-13-2011, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Tezma
I have caught a smallmouth bass just west of cochrane! Pretty much intown
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If your talking Cochrane Ontario.
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10-13-2011, 08:24 AM
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Pike!!
after i saw that video of a pike eating a Duck......i think i will pick pike....also, have you ever been bit by one???? makes a guy think twice about going swimming!!!
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10-13-2011, 08:28 AM
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I have caught a smallmouth bass just west of cochrane! Pretty much intown
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Told you to keep a lid on it boy!
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10-13-2011, 08:35 AM
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Bull trout...
I have never seen other fish puke out lunch just to go after a lure.
I have also caught a lot of bulls with whitefish tails sticking out of their mouths.
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10-13-2011, 10:30 AM
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Easy
The hungry one! They can all be really aggressive if they are hungry..........
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10-13-2011, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by BeeGuy
Told you to keep a lid on it boy!
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LookAt this guy..... Thinks he's my dad for some reason.
I caught bass there... don't believe me.
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10-13-2011, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Tezma
LookAt this guy..... Thinks he's my dad for some reason.
I caught bass there... don't believe me.
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where did you catch it exactly......?
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10-13-2011, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by horsetrader
It has to be Pike they will chase a bait faster and farther then trout and will hit a bait almost equal to their own size.
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Couldn't agree more!!! 
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10-22-2011, 11:49 PM
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bull trout
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10-23-2011, 06:58 AM
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I fish a river in saskatchewan that has browns, rainbows, and pike. The big browns and rainbows chase the pike out of their territory...
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10-24-2011, 10:44 PM
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I say PERCH , Cause when the bite is on ,,, ,,,, IT"S ON!! 
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10-24-2011, 11:04 PM
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Pike without a doubt. When is the last time you saw a trout or any other fish for that matter take a bait over half the size of the fish... It is absolutely amazing what you can catch pike on.
Trout probably have the most fight though, even the little buggers go nuts and are a blast to reel in. Pike for being so aggressive don't really put up that great of a fight and often are similar to reeling in a log.
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10-24-2011, 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by RavCanoe
Pike without a doubt. When is the last time you saw a trout or any other fish for that matter take a bait over half the size of the fish... It is absolutely amazing what you can catch pike on.
Trout probably have the most fight though, even the little buggers go nuts and are a blast to reel in. Pike for being so aggressive don't really put up that great of a fight and often are similar to reeling in a log.
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Ever try giant lures for trout?
That said, I once found 2 pike skeletons on the shore of Georgian bay.
They were both ~5lbs and one was stuck inside the other.
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10-25-2011, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by BeeGuy
Ever try giant lures for trout?
That said, I once found 2 pike skeletons on the shore of Georgian bay.
They were both ~5lbs and one was stuck inside the other.
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Yes and never caught a damn thing. Biggest lure I have ever caught a trout on was a small spinner and I have had days those wouldn't work either. If there is pike in a lake I can usually catch one with either a spoon, jig or rapala. They go after anything and everything and it doesn't even really matter how big the lure is.
When is the last time you caught a sub 6" trout on a 7 cm rapapla? Below is 1 of 3 pike I was able to manage this summer... Just try to tell me that isn't an aggressive fish.
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10-25-2011, 03:14 PM
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Bull trout hammer streamers longer than themselves quite often.
Bulls will also swarm and attack another bull that has been hooked.
I have had 24" bull on the line and couple 30 + " bulls taking runs at it. I haven't seen that with too many other species.
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10-25-2011, 03:56 PM
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Those baby pike always give me a laugh. Glenmore Res. is good for that.
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10-25-2011, 03:58 PM
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Those baby pike always give me a laugh. Glenmore Res. is good for that.
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Pike are pretty though.
I would have tooken him home to put in my fish tank.
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10-25-2011, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by BeeGuy
Those baby pike always give me a laugh. Glenmore Res. is good for that.
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I love glenmore Res. Thats the only place i have never got skunked before.
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10-25-2011, 05:03 PM
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On three different occasions i have seen pike beach themselves chasing small fish right out of the water.
Dont know too many fish that would hit anything even aluminum foil rapped around a hook.
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10-25-2011, 05:25 PM
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I'm not sure how you fellas think that pike vigorously pursue their prey? My understanding is that they are predominately ambush type hunters laying in wait and typically grabbing their prey sideways and then turning them head first to eat them. That's why when you are icefishing for the big boys you let them have line until it stops, wait for them to stop and eat the bait and then hook them.
IMO pike won't chase and hit a lure unless it's presented relatively close to him. I recall hearing something about expending energy vs the energy that they would obtain from the meal. They won't expend 10x energy pursuing a 5x meal.
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10-25-2011, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by HunterDave
IMO pike won't chase and hit a lure unless it's presented relatively close to him. I recall hearing something about expending energy vs the energy that they would obtain from the meal. They won't expend 10x energy pursuing a 5x meal. |
this is true, however, the lures we use to attract pike are made to resemble "wounded" baitfish......... i think that may draw a pike from quite aways as opposed to a" healthy "baitfish.
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10-25-2011, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by 1/2 oz Bucktail
Bull trout hammer streamers longer than themselves quite often.
Bulls will also swarm and attack another bull that has been hooked.
I have had 24" bull on the line and couple 30 + " bulls taking runs at it. I haven't seen that with too many other species.
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Never caught a bull so can't comment on them. All I know is that Rainbows are finicky and not even close to what I would consider an aggressive fish.
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Originally Posted by BirdGuy
Pike are pretty though.
I would have tooken him home to put in my fish tank.
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Originally Posted by HunterDave
I'm not sure how you fellas think that pike vigorously pursue their prey? My understanding is that they are predominately ambush type hunters laying in wait and typically grabbing their prey sideways and then turning them head first to eat them. That's why when you are icefishing for the big boys you let them have line until it stops, wait for them to stop and eat the bait and then hook them.
IMO pike won't chase and hit a lure unless it's presented relatively close to him. I recall hearing something about expending energy vs the energy that they would obtain from the meal. They won't expend 10x energy pursuing a 5x meal. |
Slightly true but I don't know of any fish that will go screaming across a lake to try and grab some food, usually you have to get it fairly close to get their attention. If you wanted to treat that as aggression then bass would have to be right up near the top because if annoyed(buzz bombs) they will run in for the kill. That is why so many people like to fish for them.
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10-25-2011, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by RavCanoe
If you wanted to treat that as aggression then bass would have to be right up near the top because if annoyed(buzz bombs) they will run in for the kill. That is why so many people like to fish for them.
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We're not going to do the bass in Alberta thing are we? 
The question was: "What is the most aggressive fish in Alberta?"
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10-25-2011, 07:23 PM
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We're not going to do the bass in Alberta thing are we?
The question was: "What is the most aggressive fish in Alberta?" |
Only in the poll  . And no I didn't mean to open up that crap again lol.
On that note, it is likely Piranha .
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